12/04/2008 -
Millions of Chinese graduates out of work after fivefold rise in university places
Su Yinyin's family were thrilled when she won a place at university. As impoverished farmers, they knew it promised a comfortable middle-class life and a giant step up the social ladder for their daughter. But now Su, 21, is wondering whether she can reach the next rung. As she looked around the heaving employment fair in Beijing, where 10,000 job-seekers vied for the attention of ...
Source:
Guardian Unlimited
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/04/china-higher-education-graduate-jobs
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12/04/2008 -
88 Transit drivers walk line to gain higher pay
Tom Kovalak says he doesn't want the whole house, just the kitchen sink.
Source:
Valley Independent
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/valleyindependent/news/s_601462.html?source=rss&
feed=30
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12/04/2008 -
Their pay, our business
Today?s revelation about the ministers? effective pay rise and last week?s revelation on sister newspaper Illum that former ministers and the former Opposition leader received together a staggering ?157,000 ?to find a job? are the stuff that make the ordinary citizens fume with anger.
Source:
Malta Today
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/2008/11/30/editorial.html
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12/04/2008 -
Portland police commanders win 7.5% pay raise
Executive leave, routinely granted without oversight, is given up by 42 officers in exchange
Source:
The Oregonian
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/12/portland_police_commanders_win.
html
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12/04/2008 -
Shortage Of General Surgeons By 2010, New Research Projects
In less than two years, there may not be enough surgeons in US hospitals to treat the critically injured or chronically ill. A new study suggests that the number of available general surgeons, who often perform life-saving operations on patients in emergency rooms, will not keep up with public demand. As the population continues to grow, there will be a shortage of 1,300 general surgeons in ...
Source:
Science Daily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081201105700.htm
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12/04/2008 -
Letter: Now is not the time for Gloucester charter school
To the editor: Like many, I agree that competition can bring positive results and that education belongs in the marketplace. and not; While I support innovation and the idea of an alternative educational environment, I wholeheartedly believe in equal educational opportunities for all of our children and that during this current fiscal climate, now is not the time for a charter school approval.
Source:
Gloucester Daily Times
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_338223547.html
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12/04/2008 -
Kings Island fined for violating child labor laws
Kings Island and three of its vendors have been fined $43,065 for breaking federal youth labor laws.
Source:
The Oxford Press
http://www.oxfordpress.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/12/03/pjm120408
kifine.html
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12/04/2008 -
Enloe workers to vote on first pact
CHICO -- More than 4.5 years after they voted for union representation, service workers at Enloe Medical Center may be close to having their first contract.
Source:
Chico Enterprise-Record
http://www.chicoer.com/ci_11134310?source=rss
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12/04/2008 -
Rose Gets Big Raise in Tough Economy
During Thanksgiving Break, community members flocked to the Daily News-Record Web site, many commenters displeased with the news about JMU President Linwood Rose?s most recent raise. Rose accepted a $66,000 raise that went into effect July 1, increasing his salary by 16.9 percent. Rose will be paid $456,287 in salary and benefits for this school year. Former [...]
Source:
The Breeze
http://breezejmu.org/2008/12/04/rose-gets-big-raise-in-tough-economy/
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12/04/2008 -
Collier sheriff?s public affairs manager under internal investigation
Brigid O?Malley, the Collier County Sheriff?s Office?s public affairs manager and former crime reporter for the Daily News, has been reassigned to other duties while the agency conducts an internal investigation into her behavior. The Sheriff?s Office would not discuss details of the investigation or what prompted it, but agency spokeswoman Jamie Mosbach said the investigation was launched ...
Source:
Naples Daily News
http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/dec/03/collier-sheriffs-office-public-affairs-ma
nager-und/?partner=yahoo_headlines
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12/03/2008 -
Nonprofit helping Ike workers recover wages
Firms in the repair and construction business have not paid hundreds of workers who have helped the area recover from Ike, officials at the Houston Interfaith Worker Justice Center said Tuesday.
Source:
Houston Chronicle
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6143948.html
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12/03/2008 -
Latest Football News & Soccer Transfer Rumours
Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has told Didier Drogba to buck up and show his commitment to the club.
Source:
Tribalfootball.com
http://www.tribalfootball.com/scolari-demands-drogba-show-commitment-chelsea-214
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12/03/2008 -
New Research Projects Shortage Of General Surgeons By 2010 In The US
In less than two years, there may not be enough surgeons in U.S. hospitals to treat the critically injured or chronically ill. A new study suggests that the number of available general surgeons, who often perform life-saving operations on patients in emergency rooms, will not keep up with public demand.
Source:
Medical News Today
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/131515.php
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12/03/2008 -
Stage Right's Scrooge 'invested' in role, director says
The spirited musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' story will be staged this weekend by student and adult actors of Stage Right, Greensburg's professional theater company.
Source:
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/living/arts/theater/s_601243.html
?source=rss&feed=6
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12/03/2008 -
PENNSYLVANIA STATEHOUSE
Stunts that can get you in a heap of trouble, such as using a fake driver's license to get into a bar while underage, stealing a pack of gum or "borrowing" a shopping cart from a nearby grocery store no longer have to haunt you the rest of your lives.
Source:
The Patriot-News
http://www.pennlive.com/statehouse/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/122826841320
3820.xml&coll=1
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